英语国家概况Chapter5.ppt

HolidaysandFestivalsEducationMediaIIIIIICONTENT

EducationIEducationalPolicyEducationalSystem

EducationalPolicyCompulsoryeducationforallchildrenbetweentheagesof5and16Comprehensiveschoolsintroducedinthe1960sNationalCurriculumintroducedin1988Fourstages:primarysecondaryfurthereducationhighereducation

ElementaryandSecondaryEducationTwoparallelschoolsystems:Nationalcurriculum:Statesystem—localauthoritymaintained93%(Freetoallchildrenbetweentheagesof5—16)Independentsystem—Publicschools7%(Parentspayfortheirchildrenseducation)CompulsoryinstateschoolOptionalinindependentschool

statesystem—11-yearcompulsoryeducation5-11:primaryschools(co-educational/mixedschools)11-16:secondaryschools (90%arecomprehensiveschools)GCSE(GeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation)StateSystemElementaryandSecondaryEducation

ElementaryandSecondaryEducation“sixthform”(2years)A-levels(GeneralCertificateofEducation—Advanced)

—foruniversitiesadmittancesGNVQs(GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications)—forvocationaltrainingStateSystem(Cont.)

themostfamous—Eton,HarrowandWinchester 7percentofallBritishchildrenAprivilegefortherichBetterfundedBetterteachersBetterfacilitiesBetterchancetoenterfamousuniversitiesIndependentSystemElementaryandSecondaryEducation

TheroyalfamilythinkstheschoolisjusttheplaceforWills.Inthisself-containedworld,titlesconfernoprivileges,andtheprinceisprobablynottheonlyboywithabodyguard.Foreignleaders’childrenandscions

(子孙)ofGreekshippingmagnatesbringthemalongtoo.WilliamisasneartonormalatEtonassomeoneinhispositionwonttobe.Manypeopletherearericherthanheis.Therearemanypeoplewhosefamilyrelationshipsareevenmorecomplexthanhis.PrinceWilliamEtonEton

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